CVE-2019-11509 Missing authorization in n/a
An authenticated attacker can exploit incorrect access control in the admin interface to execute arbitrary code on Pulse Secure appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11509?
CVE-2019-11509 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 3 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.1R15.1, 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.1R15.1, 5.2 before 5.2R12.1, 5.3 before 5.3R15.1, 5.4 before 5.4R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.2, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can exploit Incorrect Access Control to execute arbitrary code on the appliance.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11509?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11509?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-11509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
- CVE-2021-22893 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free
- CVE-2019-11510 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-21887 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection
- CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2cx-w4q6-4qq4.